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Obituaries from 2000
KAREN M. HANSEN, 92, of the Parlin section of Sayreville died March 29 in Raritan Bay Medical Center, Old Bridge division. She was predeceased by her husband, Emil. Surviving are a son, Lester Hansen; a daughter, Audrey Mulholland; six grandchildren; and 11 great-grandchildren. Arrangements were under the direction of Carmen F. Spezzi Funeral Home, Parlin, with memorial services at Franklin Memorial Park.
JENNA LYNN LOFTUS, infant daughter of Jeffrey and Barbara Loftus of Sayreville, died March 21 in Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital, New Brunswick. In addition to her parents, surviving are a brother, Jeffrey James, and a sister, Jessica Laura; her paternal grandfather, John F. Loftus of Seaside Park; and many aunts, uncles and cousins. Services were held at Gundrum Service Home for Funerals, South Amboy. Interment
was in Christ Church Cemetery, South Amboy. Memorial contributions may be made to the Sacred Heart School Library Fund, 229 Cedar St., South Amboy 08879.
MARY PRASCHAK SLOMKOWSKI, 83, of Old Bridge died March 31 at home. Her husband, Sigmund Slomkowski, died in 1968, and a son, Michael Slomkowski, died in 1991. Surviving are a son, Sigmund of Princeton; two daughters, Regina Wiklanski of Piscataway and Marian Gattsek of Freehold; a brother, Paul Praschak of Pennsylvania; a sister, Anna Zuder of Maryland; and five grandchildren. Services were arranged by Rezem Funeral Home, East Brunswick, with a Mass at St. Thomas the Apostle Church, Old Bridge. Interment
was in St. Peter’s Cemetery, New Brunswick.
MARY POLLARD REDFORD UNDERWOOD, 92, of the Parlin section of Sayreville died March 31 in Roosevelt Care Center Edison. Her first husband, Morris Redford, died in 1929, and her second husband, Thomas E. Underwood, died in 1986. Surviving are a son, Robert A. Redford of Parlin; a daughter, Shirley Underwood Meirose of Sayreville; five grandchildren; and six great-grandchildren. Arrangements were under the direction of Brunswick Memorial Home, East Brunswick, with a service at First Presbyterian Church of Sayreville. Interment
was in New Calvary Cemetery, Sayreville.
ALOYSIUS F. WITKOWSKI of South Amboy died April 1 at home. He was predeceased by a daughter, Monica Witkowski. Surviving are his wife, Cecile A. Wyluda Witkowski; a brother, Eugene Witkowski of South Amboy; and two sisters, Julia Jurewicz and Irene Auagliono, both of South Amboy. Services were arranged by Carmen F. Spezzi Funeral Home, Parlin section of Sayreville, with a Mass planned for April 5 in Sacred Heart Church, South Amboy. Interment
will follow in Sacred Heart Cemetery, Parlin.
RUSSELL JEFFRAY, 77, of South River died April 2 in St. Peter’s University Hospital, New Brunswick. His wife, Margaret Fisher Jeffray, died in 1993. Surviving are two sons, William Russell Jeffray of Manasquan and Patrick Jeffray of Manalapan; three daughters, M. Anita Hermstedt and Michelle Perkin, both of South River, and Hope Morlino of the Fords section of Woodbridge; two stepbrothers, Jack Strincoski of Old Bridge and James Strincoski of the Laurence Harbor section of Old Bridge; a stepsister, Rose Lois Szabo of South River; 14 grandchildren; and nine great-grandchildren. Services were under the direction of Brunswick Memorial Home, East Brunswick, with a Mass planned for April 5 at St. Mary’s Church, South River. Cremation will be private. Memorial contributions may be made to South River Engine Company No. 1, George Street, South River 08882; the South River Rescue Squad, 6 Thomas St., South River 08882; or the American Lung Association, 1600 Route 22, Union 07083.
ELEANOR ORSAG DEMBINSKI, 70, of East Brunswick died March 29 in St. Peter’s University Hospital, New Brunswick. Her husband, Robert Dembinski, died in 1987. Surviving are two sons, Dr. David Dembinski of Kansas and Dr. Kevin Dembinski of Millstone; a sister, Margaret Berry of East Brunswick; and four grandchildren. Services were arranged by Rezem Funeral Home, East Brunswick, with a Mass at St. Thomas the Apostle Church, Old Bridge. Interment
was in St. Mary’s Cemetery, East Brunswick. Memorial contributions may be made to the American Cancer Society.
IDA FARR DIVINS, 88, of Lexington, Mass., formerly of South River, died April 1 in Emerson Hospital, Concord, Mass. Her husband, Gerald Divins, died in 1969. Surviving are a son, Gerald D. Divins of Lititz, Pa.; a daughter, Kathryn E. Lynch of Maynard, Mass.; seven grandchildren; and 13 great-grandchildren. Services were held at Rezem Funeral Home, East Brunswick. Interment
was in Van Liew Cemetery, North Brunswick.
JAMES CORDA, 51, of Old Bridge died March 25 in Raritan Bay Medical Center, Old Bridge division. Surviving are his wife, Laurie Torrone Corda; a daughter, Tiffany Marie Corda; a sister, Rosemary Galiota of Old Bridge; a brother, Joseph Corda of Old Bridge; and his mother, Mary Corda of Old Bridge. Services were arranged by Rezem Funeral Home, East Brunswick, with a Mass at St. Thomas the Apostle Church, Old Bridge. Interment
was in Chestnut Hill Cemetery, East Brunswick.
EDWARD FRIEDMAN, 57, of Bayville died March 17 in Community Medical Center, Toms River section of Dover. Surviving are two sisters, Margaret Eastman of Florence, S.C., and Ann Miklos of Sayreville; a brother, Fred Friedman of Sayreville; an aunt, Catherine Maher of Sayreville; and several nieces and nephews. Services were arranged by Maliszewski Memorial Home, Sayreville, with a Mass at Our Lady of Victories Church, Sayreville. Interment
was in Old Calvary Cemetery, Sayreville.
